European Patent Office

T 0737/22 (Wind-noise reduction in a hearing device/SENNHEISER) of 28.11.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T073722.20241128
Date of decision
28 November 2024
Case number
T 0737/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
13154317.5
IPC class
H04R 3/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
A method of reducing un-correlated noise in an audio processing device
Applicant name
(1) Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
(2) EPOS Group A/S
(3) Oticon A/S
Opponent name
GN Hearing A/S
Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Admittance of claim requests filed after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - auxiliary requests 1 to 5 and 6a to 10a (no): no exceptional circumstances justified with cogent reasons
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 6 to 8 (no): no credible technical effect over the whole scope claimed
Admittance of claim requests filed on appeal - auxiliary requests 9 and 10 (no): contrary to procedural economy
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1973/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.